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"I wanted to be here tonight because I think
it's such a beautiful charity and just to be able to do what I
can," said Bebe Rexha, one of the stars performing at the
Thursday event.
In addition to Rexha, Gladys Knight, Adam Lambert and Halsey
entertained the high-paying guests while Queen Latifah played
host for the evening that included a fashion show and auction.
The goal of the luxury evening was to raise money on behalf of
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, which also supports HIV
prevention, treatment education and advocacy.
"Our goal is there can be a cure for everyone," said amfAR chief
executive Kevin Robert Frost on the event's blue carpet.
Before dinner, guests strolled the hotel's paradisiacal
courtyard with a view of the water - and a giant yacht - as they
sipped Champagne and looked at items being auctioned off.
A painting titled "Beautiful Leonardo DiCaprio Looking Away
Painting," signed by the actor and the artist, Damien Hirst, was
one of the pieces on the auction block, as was an 80-foot
geometric shape made from steel, glass and LED lights from the
"Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" film was also up for grabs.
Klum wore a pale green feathered dress that left a trail of
wispy plumes over the grounds, while Rexha wore a dress with a
bow of ribbon so large that it looked like a pair of wings.
The least expensive ticket for one guest starts at $25,000,
while $500,000 buys first-choice dinner seating for 12 guests.
Since 1985, amfAR said it has invested nearly $600 million in
its programs and has awarded more than 3,500 grants to research
teams around the world.
(Reporting by Miranda Murray, Alicia Powell and Yiming Woo;
Editing by David Gregorio)
(Photo: The 76th Cannes Film Festival - The amfAR's Cinema
Against AIDS 2023 charity gala - Antibes, France, May 25, 2023.
Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz pose. REUTERS/Yara Nardi)
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